Book-support.



PATENTED MAY 3, 1904.

E. R. STORM.

BOOK SUPPORT.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 20, 1903.

N0 MODEL.

UNITED STATES Patented May 3, 1904.

EDlVIN R. STORM, ()F NElV YORK, N. Y.

BOOK-SUPPORT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 758,868, dated May 3, 1904.

Application filed August 20, 1903.

T0 aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWIN R. STORM, a citi- Zen of the United States, residing at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Book- Support, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to supports for books, cards, photographs, or other articles which it is desired to place on edge and hold in an upright position; and the objects of my invention are, first, to provide a support which may be placed on a table, shelf, or stand, having partitions for dividing the support into suitable spaces for the reception of books or articles, and, second, to provide a partition that may be readily adjusted to position or readjusted whenever it may be desired to change the spacing; third, to provide ameans for firmly holding the partitions at any desired distances apart or readily releasing themfrom such position. 1 attain these objects by means of the devices illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is an oblique projection of the support, showing the partitions in position and means for holding them to position. Fig. 2 is a view of one of the spacing-blanks used for holding the partitions to position. Fig. 3 is a view of the tension-rod used to unite and clamp the spacing-blanks, showing the washers and winged nuts on the threaded ends. Fig. 4 is an alternative device for holding the washer at one end of the tension-rod. Fig. 5 1s a view of one of the partitions. F1g. 6 1s a sectional view taken through the tensionrod, showing one of the spacing-blanks thereon and a partition against the spacing-blanks. Fig. 7 is an oblique projection of a modified form of the partition, showing the support resting on a shelf and holding several books in an upright position. Fig. 8 is a modified form of the partition in which a sheet of metal or other suitable material has been used to form the partition. Fig. 9 is an alternative device in which two tension-rods are used to hold the partitions.

Similar characters refer to similar parts throughout the several illustrations.

The support shown in Fig. 1 consists of par- Serial No. 170,177. (No modelJ titions 1,held between spacing-blanks 2, placed on the tension-rod The partitions 1 are preferably formed with a portion a extending from the rear toward the front, a portion 7) extending from the forward part of the portion a upwardly and toward the rear, and a portion 0 extending from the top of the portion I) downward, the joinings of the portions (1, 7), and 0 being by easy curves. (See Fig. The spacing-blanks, of any convenient shape, but preferably formed cylindrieally, are of varying thicknesses to allow combinations of several spacing-blanks of various thicknesses being made to form a space for a given book or article, and are pierced with the hole 4 to admit of their being placed on thetension-rod 3. (SeeFig.2.) Thetensionrod 3, of any convenient length and size, is provided with threaded ends 5, to which are fitted the winged nuts 6. The winged nuts 6 are made to bear against the washers 7. The washers 7 are preferably circular in shape and are formed to transmit the pressure produced by screwing up the winged nuts to the spacing-blanks 2. (See Fig. 3.)

\Vhen it is desired to support a number of books or other articles in an upright position, the books or other articles may be placed in order in a row, and the tension-rod 3, with a winged nut 6 and a washer 7 thereon, filled with spacing-blanks 2 of such thicknesses that any number of spacing-blanks will equal the thickness of the first book or article of the row and any additional number of spacingblanks will equal the thickness of the second book or article, and so on until the thickness of each book or article of the row is represented by combinations of spacing-blanks of varying thicknesses, when the remaining washer 7 and winged nut 6 may be placed on the tension-rod 3. Resting the tension-rod 3, with the nuts, washers, and spacing-blanks thereon, upon a table or similar support the partitions 1 may be placed in position between two opposing faces of the spacingblanks 2 in such a manner that the rear end of the portion a rests on the tension-rod 3 and the lower extremity of the portion 0 passes back of the extension-rod. (See Fig. 6.) Turning the winged nuts 6 so as to cause them to revolve on the threaded ends and move toward the middle point of the tension-rod will compress the spacing-blanks 2, causing them to grip the ends of the portions a and e of the partitions I placed between the spacing blanks and hold the partitions firmly to position.

It will be noticed that by passing the lower extremity of the portion 0 back of the tensionrod and the end of the portion a above the tension-rod 3 the opposing faces of the spacing-blanks 2 have two lines forming practically three points of support, and hence the spacing-blanks may be compressed with considderable force without distorting the tensionro 3.

In Fig. 4 is shown a modification of the method of retaining the washer 8 on one end of the tension-rod 9, in which the end 10 of the tension-rod 9 is flattened, upset, enlarged, or bent, so as to prevent the washer 8 from passing over the flattened, enlarged, or bent end.

7 The other end of the rod would be threaded and provided with a washer and winged nut, as shown in Fig. 3.

In Fig. 7 is shown a modified form of the partition, in which the portion (Z, placed under the tension-rod, extends forward to the shelf or other object upon which the support rests and is then bent by an easy curve, forming the portion 6, until it is at a convenient distance above the shelf and extends towardv Having described my invention, I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. In a support or stand for books, cards, photographs or other articles the combination of a series of partitions, spacing-blanks between the partitions and a tension-rod adapted to hold the spacing-blanks and partitions to position.

2. In a support or stand for books, cards, photographs or other articles the combination of a series of partitions, spacing-blanks separating the partitions, a tension-rod running through the said spacing-blanks and means as a nut adapted to compress the spacing-blanks and hold the partitions to position.

3. In a support or stand for books, cards, photographs or other articles the combination of a series of partitions with spacing-blanks between the said partitions, a tension-rod connecting the said spacing-blanks, threaded ends on the said tension-rod and winged nuts fitted to the threaded ends of the tension-rod.

4. In a support or stand for books, cards, photographs or other articles the combination of a tension-rod having threaded ends with winged nuts fitted thereto, spacing-blanks mounted on the tension-rod and partitions adapted to be inserted between the spacingblanks and held to an uprightposition by the said spacing-blanks.

5. In a support or stand for books, cards, photographs or other articles the combination of a tension-rod having spacing-blanks of Varying thicknesses mounted thereon, partitions adapted to be held between the spacing-blanks at intervals of one or more of the said spacing-blanks and means as winged nuts and washers adapted to force the spacing-blanks against the partitions and hold them to position.

EDWIN R. STORM.

Witnesses:

ALFRED W. STORM, JOSEPH HAHN. 

